bsmphilly.com Topics: phillyhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/topics/philly/?utm_medium=RSS2014-07-16T15:49:51+00:00Expanding care2014-07-16T15:49:51+00:00William Kennyhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/jul/16/expanding-care/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Looking for the epicenter of America&rsquo;s health care crisis? Look no further than hospital emergency rooms.</p> <p>In April 2013, <em>The Atlantic</em> reported that annual emergency room visits soared from 88.5 million to 127.2 million nationally from 1991 to 2010, although 11 percent of the nation&rsquo;s emergency departments closed during that ...Play time in Northeast Philly2014-07-02T16:51:33+00:00Northeast Times Staffhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/jul/2/play-time-northeast-philly/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Children ages 8-12 are invited to sign up for the free Philly Play summer camp, which starts on Monday, July 7. The Philly Play initiative is led by City Councilman Bobby Henon.&nbsp;</p> <p>KO Sporting Goods, of South Philadelphia, donated more than $40,000 of sports equipment to the 10 Philly Play ...Legislators call for tax fairness2014-01-15T18:52:27+00:00Sen. Mike Stack and Rep. Mike McGeehanhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/jan/15/legislators-call-tax-fairness/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>We need tax fairness to ensure that tax deadbeats pay what they owe, and homeowners do not receive yearly property tax hikes. More than a year ago, we gathered with neighbors in Tacony to push for tax fairness and we went to work in the General Assembly. Recently, two bills ...‘We need tax fairness’2013-12-18T20:11:07+00:00Sen. Mike Stack and Rep. Mike McGeehanhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/dec/18/we-need-tax-fairness/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>We need tax fairness to ensure that tax deadbeats pay what they owe, and homeowners do not receive yearly property tax hikes. More than a year ago, we gathered with neighbors in Tacony to push for tax fairness and we went to work in the General Assembly. Recently, two bills ...Editorial: Voter turnout is grim2013-11-13T19:53:37+00:00Times Staffhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/nov/13/editorial-voter-turnout-grim/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Picture a packed Citizens Bank Park with only the people in the front rows actually paying attention to the game even though everybody paid a nice buck to get in.&nbsp;</p> <p>On Nov. 5, there was a comparably, albeit predictably, goofy event here in Philly. There was an election and only ...Irish musician to play free show in gratitude2013-11-06T18:32:02+00:00William Kennyhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/nov/6/irish-musician-play-free-show-gratitude2/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>If Port Richmond-based musician Raymond Coleman ever penned his autobiography, he might want to call it <i>The Barber of Tyrone</i>.</p> <p>Coleman, 28, grew up surrounded by farmland in the rustic village of Ardboe in Ireland&rsquo;s County Tyrone, but he never worked on a farm. Instead, he cut men&rsquo;s hair and, ...Local author explores colorful history of NoLibs2012-11-07T12:35:00+00:00Mikala Jamisonhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2012/nov/7/6258-local-author-explores-colorful-history-of-nolibs.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Harry Kyriakodis said he didn&rsquo;t know why there was never a book written about the history of Northern Liberties, so he decided to write one himself.</p> <p>Kyriakodis, 47, is the proud author of his second book, Northern Liberties: The Story of a Philadelphia River Ward, which was published Oct. 17. ...Football players are heading to the Hall of Fame2012-08-01T14:27:00+00:00Ed Morronehttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2012/aug/1/5677-football-players-are-heading-to-the-hall-of-fame.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>This weekend, Keita Crespina will be rewarding the Hall of Fame efforts of the members of his Philadelphia Football Skills Academy (PFSA) with a Hall of Fame gift.</p><p>Literally.</p><p>Since the frigid winter months, Crespina, a former Abraham Lincoln High School standout who played at Temple University and for the Philadelphia Soul, ...Port Richmond native’s film ‘Swooped’ to screen at the Troc2012-03-14T11:41:00+00:00Matt Godfreyhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2012/mar/14/4835-port-richmond-native%E2%80%99s-film-%E2%80%98swooped%E2%80%99-to-screen-at-the-troc.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>There&rsquo;s one tip for writing that every writer and screenwriter has heard at one point or another: &ldquo;Write what you know.&rdquo;</p> <p>It means, for example, that if you are really into science, and want to write a movie, then you should write a movie about science.</p> <p>Shaun Costello and Joe ...Election rhetoric and what it means to folks in Philly2012-02-15T11:57:00+00:00Joe Quigleyhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2012/feb/15/4654-election-rhetoric-and-what-it-means-to-folks-in-philly.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>If you pay attention to politics, you may feel as though all this presidential-election rhetoric doesn&rsquo;t include any ideas that really pertain to Philly&rsquo;s problems.</p> <p>I know that&rsquo;s how I feel.</p> <p>Right now, the Republican-primary talking points are a mix of social-issue blabber and meaningless buzz words &mdash; like &ldquo;job ...Modena Park man avoids additional jail time in stalker case2011-09-14T13:42:00+00:00William Kennyhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2011/sep/14/3740-modena-park-man-avoids-additional-jail-time-in-stalker-case.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Batman&rsquo;s leotards must be made of Teflon, because nothing seems to stick to the Northeast Philly guy who often likes to dress up as the caped crusader.</p> <p>Facing a lengthy federal prison sentence for stalking Law and Order: Criminal Intent actress Kathryn Erbe, Charles Nagle on Sept. 7 managed to ...Fringe in Fairmount2011-08-31T10:47:00+00:00Rita Charlestonhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2011/aug/31/3637-fringe-in-fairmount.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>It&rsquo;s a once-a-year &mdash; and very often a once-in-a-lifetime &mdash; opportunity for Philly-based artists, as well as those from around the globe, to present their work free of a selection process. So says the mission statement of the Philly Fringe Festival.</p><p>The Festival, which this year runs from Sept. 2-17, creates ...The heart of the circle2011-06-08T11:48:00+00:00John Loftushttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2011/jun/8/3165-the-heart-of-the-circle.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Imagine a hundred drummers drumming.</p> <p>Head down to the plaza of the Kimmel Center at noon on Saturday, June 18, and imagination won&rsquo;t be necessary. It&rsquo;s going to be loud, and there&rsquo;s no way the volume can be turned down, because it will be live.</p> <p>To kick off its annual ...